In the end, the three of them went to the aquarium together.

Seth’s face was sullen, but when Fang Chen secretly took his hand, he still lowered his head and softened his tone. “What’s wrong?”

Fang Chen said in a small voice, “Don’t be angry anymore.”

Seth lowered his head to adjust his collar, his tone flat. “Do you even care if I’m angry?”

Why were both of them like this!

Fang Chen stuffed his entire soft little hand into the man’s, coaxing him, “You’re my husband. How could I not care about you?”

Seth’s eyes darkened. “How many husbands do you have?”

“…One!” Fang Chen hesitated for a second, then saw the man’s face instantly darken and quickly said, “I only have you as my husband.”

Seth snorted coldly. He pulled the man into his arms, wrapping an arm around his waist in an extremely possessive embrace. “You’d better always be this obedient.”

The actions and words of the two were all seen and heard by the teenager next to them. He let out a breath and forced himself to turn his head away.

He couldn’t fight with that old man again.

Fang Chen would get angry.

They say three’s a crowd in a friendship. Fang Chen would say that three’s an even tighter squeeze in a relationship.

He walked between the two of them, trying hard to maintain a semblance of peace, but beneath the calm surface, an undercurrent was flowing.

Because it was a weekend, the aquarium was quite crowded. A child ran back and forth and nearly bumped into Fang Chen, but Seth pulled him into his arms by the shoulder to avoid it.

That scene gave the teenager a pang in his heart.

He had only known Fang Chen for a few days. He was naturally not as good as that old man in any way. He couldn’t cook Chinese food like him, couldn’t understand the meaning behind Fang Chen’s every little gesture, and couldn’t interact with Fang Chen as naturally as he did.

The teenage Seth’s heart felt heavy, and he wished he could turn and walk away from this piercing sight, but he couldn’t bear to leave Fang Chen.

It was truly agonizing.

While getting their tickets checked, Fang Chen saw a dolphin-shaped water bottle on a child nearby. It looked very cute, and he couldn’t help but look at it a few more times.

“You like it?” Seth lowered his head and kissed his earlobe. “It’s probably sold at the souvenir shop next to us. Wait for me, I’ll go buy it for you.”

“Don’t trouble yourself.”

“It’s no trouble. I’ll be quick.”

Seth straightened up and turned to leave. As he passed the teenager, his voice was cold. “Protect him. Don’t let anyone push him.”

The teenager gritted his teeth. “You don’t have to tell me!”

Seth sneered coldly and walked away quickly.

The moment the man was gone, the teenage Seth immediately took a step forward, sticking close to Fang Chen. His voice was a little downcast. “You haven’t spoken to me this whole time. Do you hate me?”

Fang Chen quickly explained, “No, how could I?”

It was just that Seth was being too possessive, holding his hand tightly the whole time. The moment Fang Chen turned his head slightly, the man would squeeze his palm hard.

The little lamb couldn’t do anything about it.

Faced with the dejected-looking teenager, Fang Chen coaxed him, “I really don’t. Don’t overthink it. Seth said that in his past… I mean you, you were practicing boxing every day and almost never went to any entertainment venues. So you’ve definitely never been to an aquarium, right?”

The teenager shook his head.

Fang Chen’s eyes curved into a smile. “See? So have fun today. But you have to promise me, after you go back, don’t push yourself so hard with boxing. Taking care of your body is the most important thing.”

The teenage Seth’s throat felt a little hoarse. “You really want me to go back, don’t you?”

Fang Chen was stunned and said flusteredly, “No, why would you think that… But… but you have to go back eventually.”

Just as he finished speaking, Seth returned with the water bottle. He glanced at the two of them, the atmosphere clearly not great, narrowed his eyes, and questioned the teenager coldly, “Did you bully him?”

Fang Chen quickly grabbed Seth’s arm. “No, don’t be so fierce.”

Seth turned and glared at him. “You’re defending him?”

The little lamb, “…” So tired.

He simply stopped talking, turned his head, and strode forward, leaving the two Seths behind.

They glared at each other, then quickly followed.

Fang Chen had already graduated and his main job was eating, drinking, and playing, worrying every day about how to spend more money. People who have never worked a job always seem younger and more naive. Plus, being spoiled by Seth, his personality was sometimes like a child’s. He squeezed in with a bunch of kids in front of the guide map, then turned back with a smile and said, “There’s a mermaid show today!”

Seth smiled at him. “Alright, then we’ll go watch it.”

The group of three was undoubtedly the most peculiar party in the aquarium. The shorter Asian man in the middle was protected so tightly by the two men beside him that not even a breeze could get through. When he was hot, the teenager took off his gloves for him. When he was thirsty, Seth opened the water bottle and brought the straw to his lips.

Fang Chen took two sips and shook his head. Seth coaxed him to take two more. “Your lips are a bit dry today.”

The teenager glanced up.

He hadn’t kissed them yet.

Because he had just drunk water, there were droplets on Fang Chen’s lips, glistening. The philtrum was round and full. If he could just wrap his lips around it…

Fang Chen waved a hand in front of his face. “What are you spacing out for?”

The teenager snapped back to his senses, his face a little red. He looked away. “Nothing.”

How could Seth not understand himself? Seeing this, he sneered, “Having a wet dream.”

The teenager glared at him coldly.

Seth sneered. “But then again, even if you wanted to dream…”

A fatal blow!!

The teenager’s face turned red, then white. Finally, he clenched his fists and said nothing.

The little lamb looked at him pitifully.

Seth snorted coldly. “You only know how to feel sorry for him.”

Fang Chen muttered, “Isn’t he you?”

He had never seen someone be so jealous of themselves.

He had to mediate a fight every few minutes. Fang Chen was exhausted. He gave them a serious ultimatum. “If you two fight again, you can just go back. I’ll wander around by myself.”

The two fell silent.

Walking further in, they reached the mermaid show area, which was already crowded with people. Through the transparent glass, a mermaid with a pink tail was dancing slowly, but Fang Chen’s attention was completely stolen by the “Poseidon” next to her. This was the first time he had seen someone whose pectoral muscles could rival Seth’s. Under the brown leather straps, they were even more pronounced.

Oh my god.

So big.

The little lamb’s attention was captured, and he walked step by step to the glass wall.

Beautiful Asian people always attract extra attention. The “Poseidon” saw him too and slowly swam over to him, doing a simple interactive gesture.

The two men behind him almost instantly reached a truce.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It was fine to fight at home, but they absolutely could not let an outside wild man steal the little lamb’s attention.

Seth strode over and subtly blocked Fang Chen’s view.

Fang Chen said impatiently, “What are you doing? You’re blocking me.”

He took a step to the side, and the teenager moved to block him just as precisely.

“…”

These two were deliberately going against him today, weren’t they?

Fang Chen glared at them with a stern face.

Seth coaxed him, “What’s so good to look at? If you like any costume, I’ll wear it for you when we get back.”

The teenager gritted his teeth and cursed internally.

Shameless old man!

But he immediately expressed his loyalty.

“I can wear it too.”

He looked at Fang Chen with some embarrassment. “Any kind is fine.”

Although the two of them didn’t speak loudly, their figures were too superior and noticeable. Many people looked in their direction, and after hearing this exchange, all sorts of gazes fell on Fang Chen.

Shocked, admiring, and some even looked at his stomach.

Fang Chen’s face was about to turn green.

Such perverts.

And he was stuck with two of them.

In a way, wasn’t that a kind of luck?

People who didn’t know better would think he’d bagged a pair of twins.

He was fuming. They had wandered around the aquarium, but all he did was mediate fights. When he finally got to see a hunk, he was blocked by the two of them.

The little lamb’s face was dark as he walked out, clearly angry.

Seth followed beside him, coaxing, “What does baby want to eat? I’ll book a restaurant. Didn’t you say you wanted French food last time?”

The teenager had no money in his pocket and could only say clumsily, “Fang Chen, don’t be angry.”

Both of them had made him angry together, but when he was angry, both of them came to coax him. This feeling… how should he put it, it was not bad.

Fang Chen probably knew it was very difficult to keep the two of them at peace. In the end, he racked his brains, and after returning home, he buried his head in thought and wrote out a set of house rules.

House rule number one.

Unconditionally obey all of Fang Chen’s commands.

Both men nodded in complete agreement.

Seth praised him, “This rule is well-written. Clear and organized.”

The teenager added his praise, “Logically precise.”

Seth thought for a moment. “We should have this rule carved and hung on the wall.”

The teenager nodded in agreement.

Fang Chen looked at the two men coldly and announced the next few rules.

“No bickering.”

“No fighting.”

“No fighting over the little lamb.”

“There is only one little lamb and he needs to be well cared for.”

Finally, Fang Chen stood up and announced seriously that if there were any violations, he would move back to the manor to live.

A very terrifying punishment.

Both men fell silent.

The teenager hung his head and mumbled, “This isn’t fair. You only sleep with him at night.”

Hearing this, Seth’s anger flared up, but looking at the house rules he had just announced, he took a deep breath and smiled menacingly. “So young, yet such a big appetite.”

Fang Chen glanced at him. Seth forced a smile. “We’re not fighting. I’m complimenting his good appetite.”

Give me a break.

Who has a bigger appetite than you?

Eating, eating, eating, eating, eating in different ways every day.

Fang Chen turned to look at the teenager, his voice softening. “Little brother, you’re still young. After you go back, we’ll meet sooner or later.”

The teenager hung his head, his voice muffled. “It’s still several years.”

Having already met his beautiful wife ahead of time, how could he endure the days without his wife after he went back?

Seth sneered twice. “Is Fang Chen not worth your wait?”

The teenager suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with faint anger. “What are you talking about! Of course he’s worth it.”

Seth looked at him indifferently. “So what does waiting a few years matter? Let alone a few years, you’d have to wait ten, twenty years.”

The teenager was stunned.

“Hey!”

Fang Chen weakly raised his hand. “Is this sweet talk? If it is, can you say it when I’m not here?”

…

At night, Seth carried Fang Chen back to the bedroom. This time, the teenager wasn’t as agitated as yesterday, just turning his head slightly away.

Fang Chen was a little worried. “He’s not going to sit in the living room all night again, is he?”

Seth looked down at him. “What? You want to do it all night?”

Fang Chen rolled his eyes at him and flopped onto the bed.

He had walked a lot today. Afraid the little lamb’s legs would hurt, Seth sat on the edge of the bed and gently massaged his calves, saying in a low voice, “Don’t worry about him. He’ll figure it out.”

“You know that too.”

“Of course I know myself.”

Not a love-struck brain, but a lamb-struck brain. Always putting Fang Chen first, making Fang Chen the priority anytime, anywhere. Everything he did had to be on the premise of not harming Fang Chen, and nothing he said could make Fang Chen angry or put him in a difficult position.

Fang Chen muttered, “Now you know you’re the same person. Then why are you still so jealous!”

Seth pulled him into his arms and kissed him. “I am jealous. You can only love me. The me of this moment. Not the me of one minute ago, not the me of one second in the future.”

Fang Chen didn’t know what to say. He could only raise his arms, wrap them around Seth’s neck, and press his lips against his.

After that day, the three of them fell into a harmonious yet slightly strange situation.

The teenager no longer tried to fight for Fang Chen every other sentence, and Seth’s biggest concession was allowing the teenager to serve Fang Chen with him.

In the morning, it was usually one person dressing him, one person putting on his socks. They’d carry the little lamb to wash up. Fang Chen would lean softly in Seth’s arms, letting the teenager carefully brush his teeth, then wash his face and apply some lotion.

It wasn’t until he was seated at the dining table that Fang Chen would be a little more awake. Seth would serve him food, and the teenager would ladle soup for him.

When it was just Seth spoiling him, it was already quite excessive. Now with one more, Fang Chen felt that if this continued, he wouldn’t be far from becoming a little invalid.

The end of the month was getting closer and closer.

These few days, the teenager wasn’t talking much. Influenced by him, Fang Chen’s heart also felt a little sour.

During breakfast that day, the teenager suddenly asked him, “Fang Chen, I’m fighting in an underground match tonight. Will you come and watch?”

Seeing Fang Chen frown, the teenager quickly said, “This is the last match. I won’t fight anymore after I go back. It’s just that I’m leaving, Fang Chen. I want to fight a match for you to see.”

Hearing him say that, how could Fang Chen not agree? He nodded eagerly. “Okay, I’ll definitely come and watch. Also…”

He paused and turned to look at Seth. The man handed him a glass of orange juice and said flatly, “I’ll arrange it.”

Fang Chen smiled. “We’ll go together!”

.

Fang Chen had never seen the teenage Seth fight. The few times at home with Seth were just brawls.

Every time he came to the underground boxing ring, Fang Chen felt uneasy all over. He didn’t really like the atmosphere here.

Looking into the fighting cage, Fang Chen’s eyes held a hint of worry.

“Don’t worry. The opponent arranged is definitely someone he can beat.”

Seth comforted him. “I can’t just watch myself get beaten to death. Besides, I’m not that useless.”

Fang Chen was amused by his words and smiled.

But soon, the teenager entered the ring.

Every time he watched Seth fight, he was on edge, and the teenager was certainly no exception.

Fang Chen watched the ring intently, holding his breath as the teenager got into his ready stance.

For Seth next to him, this was probably a very strange experience too, watching himself compete.

He wasn’t as worried as Fang Chen; instead, he watched with a critical eye.

That punch wasn’t clean enough, that kick didn’t have enough power. He critically examined his past self. Fortunately, he had a desperate momentum, and every move was a killing blow.

When he finally won, the teenager was panting heavily. He looked up towards Fang Chen.

He broke into a big smile.

Seth’s lips twitched.

Alright, that part hadn’t changed.

He had to show off to Fang Chen after winning, like a peacock spreading its feathers.

Fang Chen practically jumped up from his seat. His eyes curved as he waved enthusiastically at the teenager.

“He’s so amazing!!”

Seth snorted. “A bit worse than me.”

Fang Chen turned to look at him, amused. “Seth, I love you. I love the passionate and flamboyant you, and I love the calm and steady you. So please never worry about that, okay?”

The man looked at him deeply, then suddenly reached out, pulled Fang Chen into his arms, and held him tightly, with enough force to seemingly melt him into his bones.

“Fang Chen, how can I love you even more?”

The teenager received a gold medal. He wanted to show it off to Fang Chen, but when he saw the scene in the stands, he suddenly froze.

Can someone tell him.

Why was it that he was the one who won.

But Fang Chen was hugging that old man!!

.

Walking out of the underground boxing ring, the teenager’s face was grim.

Fang Chen apologized to him. “Don’t be angry. He hugged me. I’ll scold him later. How could he just hug someone like that?”

“Besides, you’re the same person. There’s no difference between him hugging me and you hugging me, right?”

The teenager gritted his teeth. “How is there no difference? I can’t feel it! And when you two… at night… I don’t feel anything either.”

Fang Chen’s face flushed.

Good thing he couldn’t feel it…

If they shared sensations too…

He coaxed the teenager in a soft voice, “Then let me hug you too, okay?”

The teenager stopped abruptly and turned to look at Fang Chen with bright eyes.

Under the streetlight, the teenager’s blond hair seemed to glow. Because Seth’s eyes were grey-blue, they often made people feel cold and gloomy, except when looking at Fang Chen, when he would deliberately soften them.

But at this moment, the eighteen-year-old Seth’s eyes seemed to be shining, his expectant look like a big dog holding its food bowl, waiting to be fed.

Fang Chen found it a little amusing.

He tilted his head slightly. Seth was standing nearby, watching them with his arms crossed. He had heard their conversation, but surprisingly, he didn’t refuse this time.

Fang Chen walked over. Just as he was about to open his arms, the next moment, the teenager grabbed his waist and pulled him into a fierce hug.

Fang Chen, “…”

Whether big or small, both were so forceful.

The teenager held him tightly. Even though he was only eighteen, he was still a head taller than Fang Chen. He lowered his head slightly, resting it in the crook of Fang Chen’s neck, and took a deep breath.

“I will miss you, thinking of you always, until we meet.”

Fang Chen’s eyes grew a little moist, and his nose tingled. He hummed a muffled “Mm-hmm.” “Do you remember the first thing I said to you?”

The teenager said in a low voice, “I remember. You asked if I wanted to buy a ticket.”

“Don’t scare me like that again next time.”

The teenager closed his eyes slightly. “I won’t. I couldn’t bear to.”

Seth coughed coldly from the side, his voice indifferent. “That’s about enough, isn’t it? How long are you going to hug?”

Fang Chen, “…” It’s only been a minute.

Alright, it seemed this was the limit of Seth’s tolerance.

On the way back, the teenager couldn’t help but curve his lips. Seth sneered, thinking he looked pathetic. But then he remembered, after he and Fang Chen were separated for the first time, he had gone back and smelled the tie that had bound Fang Chen’s wrist.

His wife was too fragrant. He couldn’t be blamed.

A month passed quickly.

On the night the teenager was leaving, the three of them went out for dinner together. Seth even ordered a bottle of red wine.

Fang Chen didn’t want to drink at first, but Seth persuaded him to have a few glasses. This was really strange because Fang Chen was a very poor drinker, and Seth usually didn’t allow him to drink.

But Fang Chen didn’t think too much about it. He downed his glass and promised fiercely, “I definitely won’t cry later.”

How could he not cry? In fact, his eyes were already turning red.

Seth had deliberately ordered a strong red wine. Before they even left the restaurant, Fang Chen was sound asleep. Seth took off his coat, covered him with it, and held him tight.

The teenager stood across from them. He couldn’t help but walk over and look at the sleeping Fang Chen again. Because of the wine, his cheeks were flushed, and he looked as sweet and soft as a little strawberry cake.

He looked greedily, one glance after another, as if to engrave this image in his mind.

“Stop dawdling. It’ll be too late soon.”

Seth said flatly, “You don’t need me to see you off, do you?”

The teenager retracted his gaze, his tone cold. “No need.”

This was a decision he and Seth had reached together: to get Fang Chen drunk. They didn’t want Fang Chen to see him off; otherwise, the little lamb would surely cry.

Neither of them wanted Fang Chen to shed tears.

The teenager let out a heavy breath. “Take good care of him.”

Seth held the person in his arms tighter. “You don’t have to tell me.”

“He… he likes to eat ice cream. Don’t always control him. Also… in bed, can you be a little gentler? His eyes are swollen the next day so many times.”

Seth sneered, wanting to curse him for his armchair quarterbacking.

Not control his ice cream? That’s because he hadn’t seen Fang Chen rolling around on the bed with a stomachache from eating too much cold food. Be gentler in bed? Easy for him to say. Let him try to hold back when he’s in bed.

Seth’s brow furrowed. “Hurry up and go. I’ve put up with you for a month, that’s long enough.”

The teenager looked up at him coldly. “I will wait for him.”

Seth glanced at him and said no more.

Leaving the restaurant, the two walked in opposite directions.

One shadow was lonely; that was the eighteen-year-old Seth.

Two shadows merged into one; that was the twenty-eight-year-old Seth, who had a lover.

.

The day after a hangover, Fang Chen woke up with a bit of a headache. He sat up dazedly. A few minutes later, the man pushed the door open, carrying a glass of honey water.

“Headache, baby? Have some of this first.”

Fang Chen was stunned. “I drank too much?”

What happened yesterday?

After a few minutes of recollection, Fang Chen’s eyes widened. He shot up from the bed, didn’t even put on slippers, and ran straight to the guest room.

But it was empty, as if no one had ever lived there.

He spun around abruptly, grabbed Seth’s arm, and asked urgently, “Where is he!”

Seth frowned. “Put on your slippers, baby.”

He picked Fang Chen up and said flatly, “Don’t think that just because you tricked me into signing some guarantee, I won’t spank you.”

Guarantee?

Fang Chen was stunned.

Seth was still in the neighboring city for his match at that time. This was a secret between him and the teenager. Seth didn’t know about this.

Wait!!

Could it be!!!

Fang Chen’s eyes widened. The next moment, the man wrapped an arm around his waist and kissed him deeply.

He loves Fang Chen.

Before, now, and in the future.